Chemical recycling, kinetics, and thermodynamics of alkaline depolymerization of waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)

Polymer Reaction Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2003, Pages 963-987

  Mishra, S ^a   Goje, A S ^a  

^a NORTH MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acid value; Depolymerization; Kinetics; Poly(ethylene terephthalate); Recovery; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DEPOLYMERIZATION; HYDROLYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHASE COMPOSITION; REACTION KINETICS; RECYCLING; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLUTIONS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WASTES;

ALKALINE DEPOLYMERIZATION; ARRHENIUS CONSTANT; BATCH PROCESS; CHEMICAL RECYCLING; WASTE POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

EID: 0347541158     PISSN: 10543414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PRE-120026382     Document Type: Article

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